With the NHL lockout in full swing, Danny Briere, Claude Giroux and other players are looking to Europe for employment. A look at locked-out players in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Great Britain and elsewhere. Matthias Kern Bongarts/Getty Images

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson is playing with Jokerit in Finland. He has nine goals and 25 assists in 30 games. Marc DesRosiers, USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jussi Jokinen signed with Karpat in the Finnish league. He had seven goals and 14 assists in 21 games. Gerry Broome, AP

Detroit Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula had six goals and nine assists in 16 games with Jokerit before spraining his knee on Nov. 13. He's out 6-8 weeks. Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu returned to his former TPS Turku team. He had two goals in his debut and five goals and five assists in 10 games before returning to Minnesota for tax reasons. Petr David Josek, AP

Phoenix Coyotes forward Lauri Korpikoski played for TPS Turku in the Finnish league. He had six goals and 11 assists in 11 games before leaving because of tax reasons. Michael Chow, Arizona Republic

St. Louis Blues defenseman Kris Russell went to TPS Turku but returned to St. Louis with a knee injury. Healed, he has two goals and 12 assists in 15 games. Dilip Vishwanat, Getty Images

St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk also joined TPS Turku. He has two goals and four assists in 12 games. Scott Rovak, USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez has signed with TPS Turku in the Finnish league. He has a goal and an assist in 11 games but took a shot off his face and needed surgery. Michael Chow, Arizona Republic

Ottawa Senators forward Kyle Turris played for Karpat Oulu in the Finnish league. He has seven goals and 12 assists in 21 games before returning home. Matt Slocum, AP

New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan (21) is playing for KalPa of the Finnish league. He has two goals and two assists in 12 games but has returned home. Frank Franklin II, AP

Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith had four goals and four asssists with KalPa of the Finnish league but returned to the USA. Bruce Bennett, Getty Images

Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley signed with the Finnish team JYP Jyvaskyla. He has nine goals and 14 assists in 29 games but is returning home. Elsa, Getty Images

Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller is playing for JYP Jyvaskyla. He has five goals and 10 assists in 15 games. Christopher Szagola, USA TODAY Sports

New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen (51) is playing for Rauma in the Finnish league. He has four goals and 20 assists in 27 games. Kathy Kmonicek, AP

Dallas Stars defenseman Philip Larsen is playing for Rauma. He has five goals and 10 assists in 27 games. Tony Gutierrez, AP

San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi went 3-5-2 with a 3.11 GAA and a .905 save percentage during his 10-game contract with Lahti. Jason O. Watson, USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Jamie McBain has signed with the Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish league. He has one assist in seven games but has gone home with a rib injury. James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Anders Lindback is playing for Ilves Tampere. He is 1-5-2 with a 3.20 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. Sanford Myers, The Tennessean

Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille has signed with Ilves Tampere. He has two goals and four assists in eight games. Evan Vucci, AP

Phoenix Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker, a native of Denmark, is playing for Lukko in the Finnish league. He has 21 goals and 12 assists in 29 games. David Wallace, Arizona Republic

Vancouver Canucks right wing Jannik Hansen signed with Tappara Tampere of the Finnish league. He has seven goals and 10 assists in 20 games. Anne-Marie Sorvin, USA TODAY Sports

San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun signed with Tappara Tampere of the Finnish league. He had three assists in six games before suffering a broken hand. Jason O. Watson, USA TODAY

Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas had two goals and three assists in 15 games with HIFK Helsinki before returning home. Mike Ridewood, Getty Images

Florida Panthers left wing Sean Bergenheim had one goal in two games with HIFK Helsinki before leaving with an injury. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar is playing for Sweden's Mora, joining his brother, Gasper. Anze has 10 goals and 24 assists in 31 games but has injured his knee and is expected to be out 2-3 weeks. Jure Makovec, AFP/Getty Images

Anaheim Ducks right wing Bobby Ryan also is playing for Mora. He has 10 goals and three assists in 11 games. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning defensemen Brendan Mikkelson signed with Vasteras. He has three goals and five assists in 17 games. Jennifer Stewart, USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis Blues center Alex Steen signed with Sweden's MoDo as an injury replacement. He has eight goals and 15 assists in 20 games before the injured player returned. Rick Scuteri, USA TODAY Sports

Colorado Avalanche winger Gabriel Landeskog had six goals and eight assists in 14 games with Sweden's Djurgarden before leaving. He had played his junior hockey there. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports

Nashville Predators forward Patric Hornqvist has two goals and three assists in 10 games with Djurgarden in Sweden. Earlier, he had seven goal and seven assists in nine games with Martigny (Switzerland). He's currently playing in the Spengler Cup. Don McPeak, USA TODAY Sports

San Jose Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray signed with Djurgarden, a second-division Swedish team. He has a goal and two assists in 14 games before leaving. Kelley L. Cox, USA TODAY Sports

New York Rangers speedster Carl Hagelin headed to his hometown by signing with second-division Swedish team Sodertalje. He had five goals and six assists in eight games before leaving with a shoulder injury. Marc DesRosiers, USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matt Read signed with Sodertalje in Sweden's second division. He had six goals and 18 assists in 20 games before returning home in early December. Christopher Szagola, USA TODAY Sports

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler is playing for Sodertajle of Sweden's second division. He has two goals and five assists in 13 games. Brace Hemmelgarn, USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nicklas Grossman signed a four-game deal with Sodertajle in Sweden's second division. He had one assist in four games. Tom Szczerbowski, Getty Images

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Carl Gunnarsson signed with Orebro in Sweden. He has two assists in nine games. Chris Young, AP

Ottawa Senators forward Peter Regin signed with Langenthal in Sweden's second division. He has two goals and three assists in four games. Michael Dwyer, AP

Florida Panthers center Mike Santorelli signed with Sweden's Tingsryd, where his brother, Mark, plays. He had one assist in four games before leaving the team. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux, the No. 3 scorer in the NHL last season, had four goals and 15 assists in nine games with Eisbaren Berlin before suffering a minor neck injury and leaving the team. Matthias Kern, Bongarts/Getty Images

Flyers teammate Daniel Briere, right, had a hat trick in his second appearance. He has 10 goals and 24 assists in 21 games and has re-enlisted for the remainder of the lockout. Matthias Kern Bongarts/Getty Images

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn has seven goals and 13 assists in 19 games with Germany's Hamburg Freezers but has returned home. Martin Rose, Bongarts/Getty Images

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff signed with Krefeld in Germany, where he had played before joining the NHL. He has eight goals and 19 assists in 32 games. Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler is playing for EC Red Bull in Munich, Germany. He was ejected for a knee infraction in his debut and has six goals and 14 assists in 15 games. Marianne Helm, Getty Images

Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny also has signed with Munich. He has seven goals and 11 assists in 13 games. Ron Chenoy, US Presswire

Florida Panthers forward Marcel Goc in playing for Mannheim of Germany's top league. He has four goals and 15 assists in 18 games. He also played in the Spengler Cup. Martin Rose, Bongarts/Getty Images

Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg signed with former German team, Adler Mannheim. He has two goals and 18 assists in 26 games and played for Mannheim in the Spengler Cup. Martin Rose, Bongarts/Getty Images

Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville signed with Adler Mannheim. He has five goals and seven assists in seven games, including a Dec. 16 hat trick. He scored in overtime to beat Canada in the opener of the Spengler Cup. Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports

San Jose Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss is playing for the Hannover Scorpions in Germany's top league. He's 2-6 with a 3.79 goals-against average and .897 save percentage. Martin Rose, Bongarts/Getty Images

San Jose Sharks left wing T.J. Galiardi had three goals and three assists in seven games for Bietigheim in Germany's second division. He returned to North America because of a minor knee injury. Jason O. Watson, USA TODAY Sports

New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey played for Bietigheim of Germany's second division, getting three goals and eight assists in six games. Seth Wenig, AP

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Adam Hall has signed with Ravensburg in Germany's second division. He has 11 goals and four assists in 17 games. Matt Slocum, AP

Los Angeles Kings backup goalie Jonathan Bernier has played for Heilbronn in Germany's second division. He's 6-7 with a 2.57 GAA and a .646 save percentage. He's now playing for Canada in the Spengler Cup. Joern Pollex, Bongarts/Getty Images

St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak has signed with Lausitzer in Germany. He won 2-1 in his debut. Jean-Yves Ahern, USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis Blues winger Matt D'Agostini is playing for SC Riessersee of Germany's second division. He has two goals and six assists in 10 games. Carlos Osorio, AP

After starting out in Germany's third division, Otawa Senators right wing Eric Condra moved up to the second division with SC Riessensee. He has 10 goals and five assists in 10 games. Marc DesRosiers, USA TODAY Sports

New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro signed with SC Riesserssee in Germany's second division. He gave up three goals in a 4-1 loss on Oct. 14 to Landshut. Phil Ellsworth, NHLI via Getty Images

St. Louis Blues right wing Chris Stewart left Liberec, where he has one assist in five games. He returned to Eispiraten Crimmitschau and has totaled six goals and 14 assists in 15 games before leaving. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Clarke MacArthur (16) has four goals and seven assists in nine games with the Eisparaten Crimmitschau in Germany's second division. Russell LaBounty, USA TODAY Sports

Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek had five goals and 10 assists in 11 games with Graz in the Austrian league. The Austria native has returned to Buffalo. Markku Ulander, AP

New York Islanders forward Michael Grabner is playing for Villach in the Austrian league. He was born there and played junior hockey there. He has 10 goals and nine assists in 17 games. Pawel Dwulit, AP

Klagenfurt of the Austrian league reached a deal with Edmonton Oilers center Sam Gagner. He has 10 goals and 10 assists in 21 games. He also played for Canada in the Spengler Cup. Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports

Klagenfurt also brought in Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers. He has three goals and seven assists in 17 games and has recovered from an ankle injury. Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins center Dustin Jeffrey is playing for KHL Medvescak Zagreb, a Croatian team in the Austrian league. He has 11 goals and 12 assists in 20 games. Greg M. Cooper, USA TODAY Sports

Florida Panthers forward Shawn Matthias has signed with Linz of the Austrian league. He has a goal and two assists in four games. Joel Auerbach, Getty Images

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Corey Potter had a goal and three assists in 17 games with Vienna of the Austrian league before leaving. Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports

Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk has signed with Salzburg of the Austrian league. He has two goals and six assists in 15 games. James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard (16) signed with Salzburg of the Austrian league. He had three goals and an assist in four games before heading home. The team criticized him in a news release for leaving. Sanford Myers, The Tennessean

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Derek Dorsett joined Salzburg of the Austrian league. He had one assist in four games but also has returned. Sanford Myers, The Tennessean

New Jersey Devils forward David Clarkson had two goals and an assist in five games with Salzburg of the Austrian hockey league. He left because if he had stayed, he would have taken the job of another player, he told northjersey.com Eileen Blass, USA TODAY Sports

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tobias Enstrom, who's from Sweden, had a goal in five games with Salzburg. He left for the same reason as Clarkson and practiced with a Swedish team. He's now back in Winnipeg. James Guillory, USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Hurricanes forward Andreas Nodl returned to Austria to play for Innsbruck. He has four goals and 11 assists in 17 games. He had previously played for Vienna. Mike Stobe, NHLI via Getty Images

Detroit Red Wings forward Jan Mursak is playing for Olimpia Ljubljana of the Austrian league. He has 17 goals and 27 assists in 29 games. Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell is playing for Orli, a Czech-based team in the Austrian hockey league. He has nine goals and 18 assists in 27 games. Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports

Florida Panthers right wing Jack Skille played for Trondheim in Norway. Though Skille is American, his ancestors came over from that town. He had six goals and six assists in nine games before returning to the USA. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland also signed with Rosenborg in Trondheim, Norway. He had a goal and eight assists in 11 games before returning home. Justin K. Aller, Getty Images

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mike Weber (6) has signed with Lorenskog of the Norwegian league. He has one goal and five assists in five games. Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Stars left wing Eric Nystrom has signed with Stavanger of the Norwegian league. He has four and eight assists in four games. Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Hurricanes forward Anthony Stewart had six goals and five assists in 19 games with Nottingham of the British league before returning to Raleigh.
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Anaheim Ducks winger Matt Beleskey has signed with Coventry in the British league. He has 12 goals and 21 assists in 26 games. Carlos Osorio, AP

Philadelphia Flyers forward Tom Sestito had a Gordie Howe hat trick (goal, assist, fight) in his debut with Sheffeld of the British league. He had eight goals, 11 assists and 69 penalty minutes in 17 games before leaving. Bruce Bennett, Getty Images

Detroit Red Wings left wing Drew Miller has joined Braehead (Scotland) in the British league. He has 15 goals and 15 assists in 23 games. Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports

Phoenix Coyotes left wing Paul Bissonnette is playing in Wales, with the Cardiff Devils of Britain's top league. He has six goals and 15 assists in 11 games, but is going home temporarily. Jason O. Watson, USA TODAY Sports

Ottawa Senators forward Colin Greening (14) signed with Aalborg in Denmark. He has 13 goals and 12 assists in 17 games but has returned home. Sean Kilpatrick, AP

Nashville Predators defenseman Kevin Klein (center) is playing for Herlev in Denmark's league. He has a goal and two assists in eight games. Sanford Myers, The Tennessean

Washington Capitals signee Wojtek Wolski, a native of Poland, played for KH Sonak in that country's hockey league. He has three goals and seven assists in nine games. Joel Auerbach, Getty Images